/ Dictionary / Index E extractive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ex•trac•tive Pronunciation: (ik-strak'tiv), [key] — adj. tending or serving to extract, or based upon extraction: coal, oil, copper, and other extractive industries. capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels. of, pertaining to, or involving extraction: extractive surgery. of or of the nature of an extract. —n. something extracted. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. extraction extractive metallurgy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ounterfeit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language